Lagos court remands three over alleged importation of pump-action rifles

A Federal High Court successful Lagos has ordered the remand of 3 men arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, implicit an alleged effort to unlawfully import pump-action rifles into the country.

Justice Friday Ogazi directed that Kenneth Mbonu, Kenneth Agwu and Choima Onuoha beryllium held successful custody for 15 days to let Customs investigators to implicit their inquiries into the alleged offence.

The justice ordered that the suspects stay successful the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service until September 1, 2026, erstwhile the tribunal volition person an update connected the probe oregon see their imaginable arraignment.

The lawsuit centres connected a instrumentality marked TEMU 184536/9, which reportedly arrived astatine a Nigerian larboard aboard the vas MV VELIKA connected July 8, 2026. Customs officials allegedly discovered firearms and ammunition concealed wrong the instrumentality during an introspection conducted 5 days later.

The latest remand bid follows an earlier directive by Justice Ogazi concerning 2 different suspects, Ejiogu Godson and Revert Eze, who were besides detained successful transportation with the aforesaid consignment.

Customs, represented by its lawyers, David Ereh and Kehinde Bode-Ayeni, approached the tribunal done an ex parte application, seeking authorization to support the 3 suspects successful custody portion investigations co...